شهوت

See also: شهوة

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic شَهْوَة (šahwa).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃah.ˈwat]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.wǽt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.wǽt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔː.wǽt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɦ.vǽt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.vǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šahwat
Dari reading^?	šahwat
Iranian reading^?	šahvat
Tajik reading^?	šahvat

Noun

شهوت • (šahvat)

lust, sexual desire, sex drive, libido
Synonym: حَشَر (hašar)

Derived terms

شهوتی (šahvati)
شهوت‌انگیز (šahvat-angiz)

Descendants

→ Gujarati: શેહેવત (śehevat)
→ Ottoman Turkish: شهوت
- → Turkish: şehvet
→ Urdu: شہوت

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.